Job 9:20

Easy To Read Version

I am innocent, but the things I say\par make me seem guilty.\par I am innocent, but if I speak\par my mouth proves me guilty.\par

Cross References

Job 1:1

There was a man named Job that lived in the country of Uz. Job was a good and faithful man. Job worshiped God and refused to do evil things.

Job 10:15

When I sin, I am guilty\par and it will be very bad for me.\par But I can’t lift up my head\par even when I am innocent!\par I am so ashamed and embarrassed.\par

Job 14:17

You would tie up my sins in a bag,\par seal it, \{and throw it away\}!\par

Job 34:35

‘Job talks like an ignorant person.\par The things Job says don’t make sense!’\par

Job 35:16

So Job continues his worthless talking.\par Job is acting like he is important.\par It is easy to see that Job does not\par know what he is talking about.”\par

Job 4:17

‘A person can’t be more right than God.\par Man can’t be more pure than his Maker.\par

Job 9:15

I am innocent,\par but I can’t give him an answer.\par All I can do is beg my Judge (God)\par for mercy.\par

Job 9:2

“Yes, I know what you say is true.\par But how can a man win an argument with God?\par

Job 9:28

It doesn’t really change anything.\par The suffering still scares me!\par

Job 9:29

I am already judged guilty.\par So why should I keep trying?\par I say, ‘Forget it!’\par

Psalm 130:3

Lord, if you really punished people\par for all of their sins,\par no person would be left alive.\par

Psalm 143:2

Don’t judge me, your servant.\par Never, in all my life, could I ever be judged innocent.\par

Proverbs 10:19

A person who talks too much gets himself into trouble. A wise person learns to be quiet.

Proverbs 17:20

A crooked person will not get a good profit. A liar will get into bad trouble.

Isaiah 6:5

I became very scared. I said, “Oh, no! I will be destroyed. I am not pure (good) enough to speak to God. And I live among people that are not pure enough to speak to God. {\cf2\super [66]} Yet I have seen the King, the Lord All-Powerful.”

Luke 10:29

But the man wanted to show that the way he was living was right. So he said to Jesus, “But who are these other people I must love?”

Luke 16:15

Jesus said to the Pharisees, “You make yourselves look good in front of people. But God knows what is really in your hearts. The things that people think are important are worth nothing to God.

1 Timothy 6:5

They are always making trouble, because they are people whose thinking has been confused. They have lost their understanding of the truth. They think that serving God is a way to get rich.

James 3:2

We all make many mistakes. If there were a person who never said anything wrong, then that person would be perfect. A person like that would be able to control their whole body, too.